Forget the Facebook Movie; Here’s the TechStars Casting Call

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All this talk about “The Social Network,” and Mark Zuckerberg this and that, got me thinking. What if they made a movie about a technology company that’s doing something really innovative now?

A modest company that’s expanding nationally and helping to set the agenda and culture for a new generation of techie entrepreneurs…One with deep connections to many of the top investors and venture capitalists around the country…

OK, I chose TechStars, the seed-stage investment and mentoring company, mostly because I think Robert De Niro could do a fantastic Shawn Broderick (head of TechStars Boston). I’m sure I’m not alone. Plus I’ve met or seen most of the TechStars folks in person, so I have some sense of their style and mannerisms.

Sadly, Hollywood’s not going to green-light this one unless TechStars makes it big—and a whole lot of backstabbing occurs—but here goes.

This is who I would cast in the key roles of “TechStars: The Movie.” We even have an A-list producer/director (see below). Now we just need a script, perhaps involving AngelGate and/or Y Combinator…

David Cohen (founder and CEO), played by Jon Favreau (photo: Thomas Crenshaw):